All genetic fingerprinting synonyms
genetic fingerprinting
G g noun genetic fingerprinting
- dna probe — a technique for identifying a segment of DNA, using a known sequence of nucleotide bases from a DNA strand to detect a complementary sequence in the sample by means of base pairing.
- dna profiling — Alternative term for genetic fingerprinting.
- dna fingerprinting — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- gm — Gram(s).
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- genetic modification — Used other than as an idiom.
- recombinant dna technology — any of various techniques for separating and recombining segments of DNA or genes, often employing a restriction enzyme to cut a gene from a donor organism and inserting it into a plasmid or viral DNA for transplantation into a host organism, where the gene causes the production of a desired substance either for harvesting or for the benefit of the host organism itself.